Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Sponsored By: Representative Garbarino
Introduced
Summary
Ends Social Security and Medicare waiting periods for people with metastatic breast cancer. This bill would add “metastatic breast cancer” to the Social Security Act provisions that remove the waiting period for disability insurance benefits and would waive the 24-month Medicare waiting period, allowing affected individuals to access disability benefits and Medicare coverage without those delays.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster disability and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer
If enacted, people with metastatic breast cancer could get SSDI checks sooner. The bill would remove the usual SSDI waiting period for applications filed after the law is enacted. It would also waive the 24‑month wait for disability‑based Medicare. That Medicare change would apply to coverage for months that begin after enactment.
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Sponsor
Garbarino
NY • R
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Castor (FL)
FL • D
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Fitzpatrick
PA • R
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Chu
CA • D
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Feenstra
IA • R
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DelBene
WA • D
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Malliotakis
NY • R
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Sewell
AL • D
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Van Duyne
TX • R
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Panetta
CA • D
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LaHood
IL • R
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Doggett
TX • D
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Davids (KS)
KS • D
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McCormick
GA • R
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Houlahan
PA • D
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Bacon
NE • R
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Moulton
MA • D
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Lawler
NY • R
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Cohen
TN • D
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Nunn (IA)
IA • R
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McBride
DE • D
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Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
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Khanna
CA • D
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Valadao
CA • R
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Trahan
MA • D
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Carbajal
CA • D
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Vargas
CA • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Omar
MN • D
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Schneider
IL • D
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Escobar
TX • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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Pocan
WI • D
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Stevens
MI • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Case
HI • D
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Veasey
TX • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Golden (ME)
ME • D
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Ciscomani
AZ • R
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McClellan
VA • D
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Finstad
MN • R
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Courtney
CT • D
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Kiley (CA)
CA • R
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Brownley
CA • D
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Hinson
IA • R
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McGarvey
KY • D
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Huizenga
MI • R
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Magaziner
RI • D
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Miller (OH)
OH • R
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Lynch
MA • D
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Thanedar
MI • D
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Strickland
WA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Dingell
MI • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Morelle
NY • D
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Miller-Meeks
IA • R
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Sherman
CA • D
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Calvert
CA • R
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Kaptur
OH • D
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Casar
TX • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Scholten
MI • D
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Meeks
NY • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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McDonald Rivet
MI • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Owens
UT • R
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Casten
IL • D
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Garamendi
CA • D
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Beatty
OH • D
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Turner (OH)
OH • R
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Torres (NY)
NY • D
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FL • D
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NJ • D
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NJ • D
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Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
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Lee (PA)
PA • D
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Steube
FL • R
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Goldman (NY)
NY • D
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Riley (NY)
NY • D
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Subramanyam
VA • D
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Harder (CA)
CA • D
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Salazar
FL • R
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Larson (CT)
CT • D
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Fields
LA • D
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Waters
CA • D
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DeLauro
CT • D
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Vindman
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CT • D
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Gillen
NY • D
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Hayes
CT • D
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Carter (LA)
LA • D
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Suozzi
NY • D
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Lieu
CA • D
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Pappas
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Friedman
CA • D
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Miller (WV)
WV • R
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Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
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Scanlon
PA • D
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Horsford
NV • D
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Quigley
IL • D
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Kim
CA • R
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Matsui
CA • D
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Figures
AL • D
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Tran
CA • D
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Ross
NC • D
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Garcia (CA)
CA • D
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Johnson (TX)
TX • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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CA • D
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Van Drew
NJ • R
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Meng
NY • D
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Moore (WI)
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Norcross
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Pettersen
CO • D
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CA • D
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Dean (PA)
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CA • D
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OR • D
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OK • R
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PA • D
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FL • R
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VA • R
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NC • R
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CA • D
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MN • D
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MD • D
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NM • D
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CA • D
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ME • D
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CA • D
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TX • D
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NY • R
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NY • R
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MA • D
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NY • D
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TN • R
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